Each of the quotes below is from one of the famous Ancient Greek philosophers: Aristotle, Plato, or Socrates. Post a response interpreting one of the quotes. What do you think is being said, and how meaningful is it for us today?

PLEASE NOTE: Only four (4) posts per quote. If an iquote already has four (4) posts, you must choose another quote!
PLEASE NOTE: You MUST say something original. If you have nothing original to say about that quote, CHOOSE ANOTHER ONE!
PLEASE NOTE: You MUST indicate the number of the quote at the start of your post.

  1. Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil. Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.), Greek philosopher. Epistolae
  2. To do injustice is the greatest of all evils. Plato (427–347 B.C.), Greek philosopher. Gorgias
  3. The good is the beautiful. Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.), Greek philosopher. Lysis
  4. Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC)
  5. The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law. Aristotle Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC)
  6. We are what we repeatedly do. Aristotle Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC)
  7. The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates, Greek philosopher, (470 BC- 399 BC)
  8. Wisdom is knowing how little we know. Socrates, Greek philosopher, (470 BC - 399 BC) .